Sphaeralcyon shackletoni

ID: 2870

Family molecules: incertae_sedis

Family morphology:

Class: Octocorallia

Aphia ID: 389358 (WoRMS)

Added by: Daniel Gomez Gras

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Traits

Biomechanical

583

Axis presence

0.00 (bin)

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511

Calcareous sclerites presence

observations

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632

Skeletal rigidity

soft (cat)

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561

Type of skeleton

No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Ecological

92

Depth lower

3974.00 (m)

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91

Depth upper

3966 (m)

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579

Depth zone

deep (cat)

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584

Feeding mechanism

suspension feeder (cat)

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629

Light zone

aphotic (cat)

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568

Type locality depth

3970.00 (m)

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Geographical

564

Climate zone

polar (cat)

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578

Marine province

Scotia Sea (cat)

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577

Marine realm

Southern Ocean (cat)

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40

Ocean basin

Atlantic (cat)

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Morphological

104

Coloniality

colonial (cat)

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506

Colony height

30 (mm)

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631

Colony width

11 (mm)

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206

Growth form

capitate with hemispherical capitulum (cat)

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576

Growth form (basic octocorallia)

erect unbranched (capitate) (cat)

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628

Growth form (detailed octocorallia)

erect unbranched (with domed capitulum) (cat)

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571

Number of tentacles per polyp

8.00 (units)

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517

Polyp diameter

observations

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562

Polyp dimorphism

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542

Polyp height

7 (mm)

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572

Polyp retractability

observations

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627

Type of growth

erect unbranched (cat)

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Physiological

41

Zooxanthellate

azooxanthellate (cat)

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